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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 4d

Writing Unforgettable Animal Novels
Oct 20, 2025
7 pm CT
Register Free: tinyurl.com/bdd87wmr

Lynne Kelly is the bestselling author of MG novels, including Song for a Whale. Lynne will discuss how to craft compelling stories that explore our connection to the animal world.

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 26d

Write Unforgettable Animal Novels
Lynne Kelly
Oct 20, 2025
7 pm CT
Register Free: tinyurl.com/bdd87wmr

Some of the most unforgettable middle grade fiction features animals, whether they take center stage or are faithful friends of the human characters. Learn to make animals come alive on the page.

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Sep 9

Novels-in-Verse: The Power of Poetic Narrative
Sept 15, 7 p.m. CT
Free: middlegradewritersgroup.eventbrite.com
Panelists: Meg Eden Kuyatt, Doan Phuong Nguyen, Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Padma Venkatraman
Award-winning authors discuss how they create novels-in-verse. #middlegradewriters #writingcommunity

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Sep 9

Novels-in-Verse: The Power of Poetic Narrative
Sept 15, 7 p.m. CT
Free: middlegradewritersgroup.eventbrite.com
Panelists: Meg Eden Kuyatt, Doan Phuong Nguyen, Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Padma Venkatraman
Award-winning authors discuss how they create novels-in-verse. #writingcommunity #middlegradewriters

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Jul 20

Novels-in-Verse: The Power of Poetic Narrative
Sept 15, 7 p.m. CT
Free: middlegradewritersgroup.eventbrite.com

Panelists: Meg Eden Kuyatt, Doan Phuong Nguyen, Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Padma Venkatraman

Authors discuss the creation of novels-in-verse using examples from their work.
#novels-in-verse

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · May 23

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Apr 25

The Pros and Cons of Getting an MFA in Writing for Children
Erin Entrada Kelly and Eliot Schrefer
May 19, 2025, 7PM CT
Register Free: tinyurl.com/5exwx5j2

Erin Entrada Kelly & Eliot Schrefer teach in the MFAC program Hamline University. They will answer questions about program & their own careers.

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Apr 25

#writingcommunity #kidlt #middlegradeauthor #middlegradebooks #writingprogram @erinentrada.bsky.social @eliotschrefer.bsky.social

MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Apr 25

The Pros and Cons of Getting an MFA in Writing for Children
Erin Entrada Kelly and Eliot Schrefer
May 19, 2025, 7PM CT
Register Free: tinyurl.com/5exwx5j2

Erin Entrada Kelly & Eliot Schrefer teach in the MFAC program Hamline University. They will answer questions about program & their own careers.

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Apr 9

Writing Spooky Mysteries
with Matt McMann and Lindsay Currie
April 21, 2025, 7 pm CT
Register Free: tinyurl.com/4eyvcx5b

Join us for a conversation between bestselling authors Matt McMann and Lindsay Currie. They’ll talk about how they write spooky mysteries. #writingcommunity #mglit #kidlit

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Apr 2

Writing Spooky Mysteries
Matt McMann & Lindsay Currie
Apr 21, 2025, 7 pm CT
Free: tinyurl.com/4eyvcx5b

Join us for a conversation between two bestselling authors about writing spooky middle grade mysteries.
#writingcommunity #mglit #mgwriters #kidlit #Booksky #writingspookymysteries

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Feb 19

Writing Spooky Mysteries
Matt McMann and Lindsay Currie
April 21, 2025, 7pm CT
Free tinyurl.com/4eyvcx5b

Join us for a conversation between bestselling authors Matt McMann and Lindsay Currie. We’ll learn how they map out their books, blend “scary” with “mysterious,” and construct zinger scenes.

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Feb 3

Growing Your Author Platform on Social Media with Matt Eicheldinger
Middle Grade Writers Group
Feb 17, 7 pm CT
Register Free tinyurl.com/bdfprdnj

The NYT bestselling author of MATT SPROUT AND THE CURSE OF THE TEN BROKEN TOES will share how he garnered 70 million views on social media. #kidlit

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Jan 22

Growing Your Author Platform on Social Media
with Matt Eicheldinger
Middle Grade Writers Group
Feb 17, 2025, 7pm CT
Register Free tinyurl.com/bdfprdnj

The NYT bestselling author of MATT SPROUTS AND THE CURSE OF THE TEN BROKEN TOES will share how he garnered 70 million views on social media. #kidlit

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Sam Subity @subity.bsky.social · Jan 14

Next Monday! Join us for the live release of my latest data on the middle grade book market along with a Q&A for all your burning questions about what's happening with middle grade books.

MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Jan 8

The Middle Grade Book Publishing Landscape
Jan 20, 2025, 7pm CT
Free: bit.ly/41llRZh

Sam Subity, MG author & Data Analyst, will share his latest report on the MG industry. Mallory Kass, executive editor at Scholastic, will discuss the middle grade slump & what's needed to turn it around.
#kidlit

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Jan 15

Middle Grade Writers Group
Monday, January 20, 2025, 7:00 p.m. CT
Register Free. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-middle...
Remember, we don’t record our meetings.

Questions? @kingreyanderson.bsky.social

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Jan 8

The Middle Grade Book Publishing Landscape
Jan 20, 2025, 7pm CT
Free: bit.ly/41llRZh

Sam Subity, MG author & Data Analyst, will share his latest report on the MG industry. Mallory Kass, executive editor at Scholastic, will discuss the middle grade slump & what's needed to turn it around.
#kidlit

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Dec 7

Thank you to our outstanding 2024 presenters. This holiday season, purchase their award-winning books for yourself or someone you love!

Register Free for upcoming MGWG meetings. bit.ly/3PU0QPv

#kidlit/yabookboosters #middlegradewriter #amwriting #authorlife #writingcommunity

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Nov 25

The Middle Grade Book Publishing Landscape
Jan 20, 2025, 7pm CT
Free: bit.ly/41llRZh

Sam Subity, MG author and Data Analyst,will share his latest report on the MG industry. Mallory Kass, executive editor at Scholastic, will discuss the middle grade slump and what's needed to turn it around.

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Nov 13

How to Write About Tough Topics in Kidlit
with New York Times Bestseller Janae Marks

Nov 18, 2024, 7pm CT
Register Free: bit.ly/4gG97BE

NY bestseller Janae Marks will talk about tackling mature themes in MG grade novels—such as systemic racism, abuse, and grief—with sensitivity and care.

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Apr 2

Book Bans - Everything You Need to Know and Stuff You Wish You Didn't
Tasslyn Magnuson

Middle Grade Writers Group
Monday, April 15, 2024, 7-8:00 pm CT, Online
Register Free: tinyurl.com/Middle-Grade...

#BookBans #mglit #authors #authorlife #middlegradebooks #middlegradeauthors #WNDB

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Daniel Fugate @df2506.bsky.social · Jan 23

It took me awhile to finish reading The Mystery of the Locked Rooms by @lindsayncurrie.bsky.social, but once I got into it, I found it very hard to put down. Here's my review: roland19.wordpress.com/2024/01/23/u...

Unlocking The Mystery of the Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie

In The Mystery of the Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie, three kids: Sarah, Hannah, and West (also known as the Deltas) decide to make their way through an old funhouse that promises treasure at the end ...

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Children's B🎃🎃kshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · Mar 20

In an essay for PW, Allie Millington discusses her debut middle grade novel, ‘Olivetti,’ reflects on the old-fashioned charm of typewriters, and how they "represent the lost art of slowing down, reflecting, and remembering." www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Allie Millington on Tapping into the Enduring Power of Typewriters

In Allie Millington's debut middle grade novel, 'Olivetti,' a long-forgotten typewriter begins to communicate with a 12-year-old boy as he searches for his missing mother; here, Millington reflects on...

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Mar 22

Book Bans: Everything You Need to Know and Stuff You Wish You Didn't
Tasslyn Magnuson
Middle Grade Writers Group
Monday, April 15, 2024, 7-8:00 pm CT, Online
Register Free: tinyurl.com/Middle-Grade...

#kidlit/ya #Writingandbooks #EduSky #Writingcommunity

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MGWG.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · Mar 16

Perfect Imperfection: Writing Flawed Characters
Newbery Award Winner Erin Entrada Kelly
Middle Grade Writers Group
Monday, March 18, 2024, 7-8:00 pm CT, Online
Register Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/newbery-aw...

#writingcommunity #teachers #librarians #mglit #middlegradebooks @erinentrada.bsky.social

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